DRC Correction Officers of the Year
1984 – Donald Parks, London Correctional Institution
1985 – James Rish, Lebanon Correctional Institution
1986 – Willard “Corky” Aeh
1987 – Phillip O. Scales, Pickaway Correctional Institution
1988 – Jerry McCall, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
1989 – Roger Gene Wales, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
1990 – Dean Vaught, Ross Correctional Institution
1991 – Kenny M. Williams, Warren Correctional Institution
1992 – Theresa Ann Hicks, Ohio Reformatory for Women
1993 – Andrew Scott, Dayton Correctional Institution
1994 – Michael Edward Hensley, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
1995 – Richard R. Binegar, Pickaway Correctional Institution
1996 – Kenneth Lamar Black, Mansfield Correctional Institution
1997 – William Reed, North Central Correctional Institution
1998 – Glenn Stiles, Sr., Montgomery Education and Pre-Release Center
1999 – Donald Ray Morgan, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
2000 – Jason C. McCray, Ross Correctional Institution
2001 – Christina Van Meter, Marion Correctional Institution
2002 – Robert Joy, London Correctional Institution
2003 – Howard C. Webb, Toledo Correctional Institution
2004 – Sue A. Freno, Belmont Correctional Institution
2005 – Gilbert C. Scroggy, Dayton Correctional Institution
2006 – Karen A. Willingham, Trumbull Correctional Institution
2007 – Leo Hess, Mansfield Correctional Institution
2008 – Veeda Rucker, Warren Correctional Institution
2009 – Ralph Llyod, Lorain Correctional Institution
2010 – James Burns, Ohio State Penitentiary
2011 – Orville Ray Timberlake, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
2012 – William J. Bauer, II, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
2013 – David J. Robinson, Grafton Correctional Institution
2014 – Scott Jewett, Lorain Correctional Institution
2015 – Devin Hoover, Lebanon Correctional Institution
2016 – Mark A. Tucker, Trumbull Correctional Institution
2017 – Michael Frankel, Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
2018 – Michelle Miller, Dayton Correctional Institution
2019 - Aaron Rife, Pickaway Correctional Institution
2020 - Christopher Hammond, Belmont Correctional Institution